Monday, June 08, 2009

OK. Time to test the power of the Internet. I know this blog has thousands of regular readers in several different countries. Perhaps somebody somewhere out there can help.

My film "Cleveland's Screaming" was potentially accepted into a European film festival. I can't give specifics until it's finalized. However, they need the film on Digital Betacam tape in PAL format. To get this done in Los Angeles costs almost $500, which I simply do not have. The master is on my computer. I have the facilities to dub it to mini-DV or DVD in NTSC format.

SO, among all you thousands of readers all over the world, is there anyone who has the facilities to do this type of transfer cheaply?

I'm no expert, but can't you do this with some basic video editing software? It looks like this is a function in imovie... I'm sure that there has to be other programs that can do it... maybe some open source stuff???

You can do it with Adobe Premier. Your biggest problem is going to be rendering it and whether or not your computer has the chewing power. I'm with Robin: call your local university library and they can put you in touch with geeks who would love to do this (I would help but it would be easier to get the files to someone local).

Once more Brad shows he does not understand the basics of buddhism. According to the betasutra we should never record such things in PAL format. He wants it done cheaply. Attachment to money is a hindrance. He wants fame at this samsaric film festival. Attachment to fame is a hindrance. Brad wants someone to help him. This is in direct contradiction to the buddha's admonition to work out our own salvation. Brad is such a loser.

I've a feeling, and a hope, that anna pana satti (1) was being sarcastic - pointing up the mindless, fundamentalist, "Buddhism- ist" (ty harry) criticisms that sometimes follow Brad about. Not only Brad, of course.

No direct help I'm afraid but I second the university recommendation. I know UCLA has an amazing film library program. They will have the tools to change format and I expect you could find enough film geeks to do it for free or at cost.Best of luck at the festival. Geep up the good work.~Will

This is so lame. Can't we have some more posts about how Gimpo roshi is a fraudulent asshole? Or how about how the Dalai lama is Ken Wilbur's butt-buddy? Or how only brad and the Nish have true buddhism and all other sects are crap? Or at least another gratuitous attack on Jundo Cohen? No wait, maybe some article about how wisdom and compassion are not central teachings of real zen? Dude, your rep is at stake! At least tell someone to go fuck themselves.